alt.hn

6/28/2026 at 8:40:07 PM

Ask HN: Books about Genetic Algorithms

by andyjohnson0

6/29/2026 at 9:31:20 AM

ISI Kolkata has a lot of research on it - you can go through the phd monologues maybe.

by dhruv3006

6/29/2026 at 9:54:57 AM

Be aware that genetic algorithms are a type of evolutionary algorithms: Do you actually want to learn about genetic algorithms specifically, or more generally about evolutionary algorithms ?

by nbernard

6/28/2026 at 8:42:48 PM

I've seen recommendations for Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning by David E Goldberg as a classic/foundation text. However its 35+ years old. Is it still worth reading?

by andyjohnson0

6/29/2026 at 5:02:35 AM

I'd recommend going back to first principles for both and learning biology.

by hdjhdbdhdh

6/29/2026 at 5:09:59 AM

And I get that this is yes not a book ... But a whole bunch of books... But there is a lot to learn from biology in this case

by hdjhdbdhdh